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High thermal acclimation potential of both photosynthesis and respiration in two lowland Plantago species in contrast to an alpine congeneric by Atkin, O.K, Scheurwater, I, Pons, T.L

“…Thermal acclimation of photosynthesis and respiration can enable plants to maintain near constant rates of net CO₂ exchange, despite experiencing sustained…”
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Phenotypic plasticity and growth temperature: understanding interspecific variability by Atkin, O. K, Loveys, B. R, Atkinson, L. J, Pons, T. L

“…The subject of this review is the impact of long-term changes in temperature on plant growth and its underlying components. The discussion highlights the…”
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Growth temperature influences the underlying components of relative growth rate: an investigation using inherently fast‐ and slow‐growing plant species by Loveys, B. R., Scheurwater, I., Pons, T. L., Fitter, A. H., Atkin, O. K.

“…We examined the effect of growth temperature on the underlying components of growth in a range of inherently fast‐ and slow‐growing plant species. Plants were…”
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Redundant roles of photoreceptors and cytokinins in regulating photosynthetic acclimation to canopy density by Boonman, A., Prinsen, E., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., Pons, T. L.

“…The regulation of photosynthetic acclimation to canopy density was investigated in tobacco canopies and in tobacco and Arabidopsis plants with part of their…”
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The effect of tree height and light availability on photosynthetic leaf traits of four neotropical species differing in shade tolerance by Rijkers, T., Pons, T. L., Bongers, F.

“…1. Light-saturated rate of photosynthesis (Amax), nitrogen (N), chlorophyll (Chl) content and leaf mass per unit area (LMA) were measured in leaves of trees of…”
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Leaf Respiration of Snow Gum in the Light and Dark. Interactions between Temperature and Irradiance by Atkin, Owen K., Evans, John R., Ball, Marilyn C., Lambers, Hans, Pons, Thijs L.

“…We investigated the effect of temperature and irradiance on leaf respiration (R, non-photorespiratory mitochondrial CO2 release) of snow gum (Eucalyptus…”
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Overestimation of respiration rates in commercially available clamp‐on leaf chambers. Complications with measurement of net photosynthesis by Pons, T. L., Welschen, R. A. M.

“…The possible interference when measuring gas exchange with respiratory CO2 produced under the gasket of commercially available clamp‐on leaf chambers was…”
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Is Plasticity in Partitioning of Photosynthetic Resources between and within Leaves Important for Whole-Plant Carbon Gain in Canopies? by Pons, T. L., Anten, N. P. R.

“…1. The significance for whole-plant carbon gain of plasticity in between-leaf and within-leaf partitioning of photosynthetic resources was investigated using…”
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Midday depression of net photosynthesis in the tropical rainforest tree Eperua grandiflora: contributions of stomatal and internal conductances, respiration and Rubisco functioning by Pons, Thijs L, Welschen, Rob A M

“…High midday temperatures can depress net photosynthesis. We investigated possible mechanisms underlying this phenomenon in leaves of Eperua grandiflora (Aubl.)…”
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Respiration as a percentage of daily photosynthesis in whole plants is homeostatic at moderate, but not high, growth temperatures by Atkin, O. K., Scheurwater, I., Pons, T. L.

“…Here, we investigated the impact of temperature on the carbon economy of two Plantago species from contrasting habitats. The lowland Plantago major and the…”
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Performance of trees in forest canopies: explorations with a bottom-up functional-structural plant growth model by Sterck, F. J., Schieving, F., Lemmens, A., Pons, T. L.

“…• Here we present a functional-structural plant model that integrates the growth of metamers into a growing, three-dimensional tree structure, and study the…”
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Species-specific variation in the importance of the spectral quality gradient in canopies as a signal for photosynthetic resource partitioning by Pons, T.L, Jong-Van Berkel, Y.E.M. de

“…Background and Aims Plants adjust the distribution of photosynthetic capacity and chlorophyll to canopy density. The importance of the gradient in the red :…”
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Induction of Dark Dormancy in Seeds: Its Importance for the Seed Bank in the Soil by Pons, T. L.

“…Exposure to light breaks dormancy in seeds of many species. Dark dormancy prevents germination of seeds in the soil, which could otherwise be fatal. However,…”
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On the relevance and control of leaf angle by Zanten, M. van, Pons, T.L, Janssen, J.A.M, Voesenek, L.A.C.J, Peeters, A.J.M

“…Plants can have constitutive leaf angles that are fixed and do not vary much among different growth environments. Several species, however, have the ability to…”
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Understanding causes of tree growth response to gap formation: ∆¹³C-values in tree rings reveal a predominant effect of light by van der Sleen, P, Soliz-Gamboa, C. C, Helle, G, Pons, T. L, Anten, N. P. R, Zuidema, P. A

“…KEY MESSAGE : Carbon isotope ratios in growth rings of a tropical tree species show that treefall gaps stimulate diameter growth mainly through changes in the…”
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Canopy Structure and Leaf Nitrogen Distribution in a Stand of Lysimachia vulgaris L. as Influenced by Stand Density by Hirose, T., Werger, M. J. A., Pons, T. L., J. W. A. van Rheenen

“…A hypothesis that a dense stand should develop a less uniform distribution of leaf nitrogen through the canopy than an open stand to increase total canopy…”
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Analysis of Differences in Photosynthetic Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Alpine and Lowland Poa Species by Milka H. M. Westbeek, Pons, Thijs L., Marion L. Cambridge, Atkin, Owen K.

“…This study investigates factors determining variation in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency ($\phi _{\text{N}}$) in seven slow- and fast-growing Poa…”
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Dormancy, germination and mortality of seeds in a chalk-grassland flora by Pons, T.L

“…Seeds of thirteen herbaceous species from chalk grassland in The Netherlands were buried in their natural habitat. Samples were exhumed at regular intervals…”
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The vertical distribution of nitrogen and photosynthetic activity at different plant densities in Carex acutiformis by Schieving, F. (Utrecht Univ. (Netherlands). Dept. of Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Pons, T.L, Werger, M.J.A, Hirose, T

“…Shoots of the monocotyledonous perennial Carex acutiformis were grown in open (28 shoots m⁻²) and dense stands (280 shoots m⁻²). For fully grown stands the…”
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Leaf Respiration in Light and Darkness (A Comparison of Slow- and Fast-Growing Poa Species) by Atkin, O. K., Westbeek, MHM, Cambridge, M. L., Lambers, H., Pons, T. L.

“…We investigated whether leaf dark respiration (nonphotorespiratory mitochondrial CO2 release) is inhibited by light in several Poa species, and whether…”
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